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Senate Bill S732

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens

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2017-S732 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.16, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3214
2011-2012: S278
2013-2014: S1061
2015-2016: S4175

2017-S732 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty-two and older.

2017-S732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    732
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to free parking passes for senior citizens
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.16 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  4-a  to  read  as
 follows:
   4-A.  THE  COMMISSIONER OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF A
 STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTAB-
 LISH A SYSTEM OR PROGRAM, OR MODIFY AN EXISTING SYSTEM  OR  PROGRAM,  TO
 PROVIDE  SENIOR  CITIZENS, UPON PROOF OF AGE SIXTY-TWO OR OLDER, WITH AN
 ANNUAL PASS FOR FREE DAILY PARKING, INCLUDING PARKING  ON  WEEKENDS,  AT
 STATE  PARK  FACILITIES. SUCH ANNUAL PARKING PASS SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER TO SUCH SENIOR CITIZENS FREE OF CHARGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law, provided however that, effective  immediate-
 ly,  the  commissioner  of  parks,  recreation and historic preservation
 shall be authorized and directed to add, amend and/or repeal any rule or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04602-01-7

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